Wednesday, March 10, 2010

2. What are your goals for your life? Think about your academic, professional, and personal goals.

3. Think about your life 15 years in the future in the year 2024. What do you hope to be doing in the year 2024? Do you want to be working? What kind of work do you want to be doing?

4. In which country do you want to be living in 2024? Why do you want to live there? If you want to be living in the U.S.A., which state and city would you like to be living in? Why?

5. Describe your ideal future life. Would you like to live an exciting life in a big city or a quiet life in a small town? Why? Would you like to live in a house, an apartment, a condo, or a townhouse? Why?

6. What are your future hopes for your children? If you do not have any children but want some, what are your future hopes for your future children? What are your hopes for your family back in your country? What are your future hopes for your native country? What are your future hopes for this country? What are your future hopes for the world?

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

3. What was life like in your country when you were a child? Did you live in the city or country? Did you like living in your country? If yes, why did you like living in your country? What did you like the most about life in your country? If no, why did you not like living in your country?

4. What are your parents’ names?

5. What was your relationship like with your parents? Did you have a favorite parent when you were a child? If yes, which one was your favorite? Why were they your favorite? If no, why did you not have a favorite?

6. Do you have any siblings? How many? What are their names? What was your relationship like with your siblings? Did you have a favorite sibling? If yes, who? Why were they your favorite? If no, why did you not have a favorite?

7. What was your relationship like with your extended family? Did you have a favorite relative i.e. grandparent, aunt, uncle, cousin, etc.? Who? Why were they your favorite?

8. How old were you when you started school? Did you like school? Why or why not? Did you have a favorite subject? What was it? Why was it your favorite subject?

9. Did you play any sports in school? What? Were you good at it?

10. Did you have a special friend in school? Who? Why were they your special friend?

11. Did you have a favorite teacher in school? Who? Why were they your favorite?

12. Did you learn to play a musical instrument when you were a child? What instrument?

13. What were your teenage years like? Were you a student? What were you studying? Were you working? What kind of work were you doing?

14. Was there an incident / situation in your life that marked the end of your childhood? What was it? What did you learn from this incident / situation?